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Big Hoppa Triple IPA – Martin House Brewing Company – Craft Beer Review

When you come across a triple IPA you expect a few things. Aggressive bitterness, lots of alcohol and giant hop aroma. Big Hoppa delivers on the bitterness which comes out fighting but not over the top. The alcohol is there but not over powering. There is a very nice pine//tropical fruit aroma to this. It’s not what I would have expected. Overall this is a very nice IPA that I would definitely drink again.


From the Martin House website:

Big Hoppa is a hop lover’s dream. And a malt lover’s dream. Maybe it’s just a dream. This big, boozy Triple IPA clocks in at 12% abv and 93 ibus. Massive additions of Columbus, Citra, Simcoe, Mosaic, Equinox, and Falconer’s Flight hops pair with two row and Munich malts to create this beautiful IPA.

ABV: 11.99% IBU: 93 SRM: 7

Malts: 2-row, Munich
Hops: Columbus, Citra, Simcoe, Mosaic, Equinox, and Falconer’s Flight
Yeast: Unknown
Other Ingredients: None

Tasting Notes

  • Color and Appearance
    • Amber
    • Slight Haze
    • Low creamy head retention
    • No visible carbonation
  • Aroma
    • Tropical fruit
    • No malt aroma
    • Mango/tropical fruit esters
  • Flavor
    • Medium alcohol
    • Pine, Tropical Fruit
    • Aggressive hop bitterness
    • Heavy malt
  • Mouth Feel
    • Medium astringency
    • Sticky body
    • Medium carbonation
    • Medium finish.

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Mage Fight – Urban Family Brewing Co. – Craft Beer Review

Naming your beer Mage Fight implies something. It comes with the expectation that the flavor will be a big hop battle. That It will be aggressive with a big hop aroma. None of that is happening here. The bitterness, flavor and aroma are all soft. Not that it’s unpleasant. It’s just unexpected. Kind of like the nice friendly mage that lives down the street. The one that uses his magic to get your kitten out of a tree.


Mage Fight is a tropical DIPA with strong flavors of tropical fruit. If I actually knew what a mango tasted like I would probably say that. Mango is not something I want in my IPA. This isn’t a bad beer. It’s just not what I expected.

ABV: 8.5% IBU: N/A

Malts: Unknown
Hops: Unknown
Yeast: Unknown
Other Ingredients: None

Tasting Notes

  • Color and Appearance
    • Straw
    • Hazy
    • Low foamy head retention
    • No visible carbonation
  • Aroma
    • Tropical fruit
    • No malt aroma
    • Mango/tropical fruit esters
  • Flavor
    • No alcohol
    • Mango, orange
    • No hop bitterness
    • low malt
  • Mouth Feel
    • Low astringency
    • Soft body
    • Low carbonation
    • Short finish.

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Ojuice DIPA – Three Magnets Brewing Co. – Tasting Review

Ojuice is a NE inspired IPA that does something unique. It sets out to be extremely juicy while pushing the flavor profile as close to orange juice as possible. It achieves it’s goal. I’ve never had a beer that is quite like this.


From the Three Magnets website:

Brewed in celebration of Oly Taproom’s 3rd Anniversary, our latest in the Juice series features a soft bitterness and packs a huge dry hop component of Simcoe, Cascade, Citra and Amarillo hops. With a thick orange hue in the glass, there’s sure to be debate in whether you’re drinking beer or orange juice!

ABV: 8.2% IBU: 40

Malts: Unknown
Hops: Citra, Simcoe, Cascade, Amarillo
Yeast: Unknown
Other Ingredients: None

Tasting Notes

  • Color and Appearance
    • Straw/Orange
    • Hazy
    • Moderate foamy head retention
    • No visible carbonation
  • Aroma
    • Citrus, orange, tropical fruit
    • No malt aroma
    • Orange/tropical fruit esters
  • Flavor
    • Mild alcohol
    • Cirtus, orange
    • Mild hop bitterness
    • low malt
  • Mouth Feel
    • Low astringency
    • Soft body
    • Medium carbonation
    • Short finish.

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Tavour Unboxing May 2018

I first heard about Tavour from Basic Brewing Radio while listening to their November 16, 2017 episode. I signed up and then and thought about it or a while. Did I really want to order beer over the course of a month and then have it shipped here from Seattle. The distance from my location in York Pa to Seattle is 2,742 miles. I’ve driven across the U.S. several times. I know the travel time is about 5 days. Did I really want my beer to sit on a truck for 5+ days? There’s no expedited shipping option.


At the start of April 2018 I decided to jump in. I would try it for a month. Shipping is a flat rate of $14.90. That meant I needed to purchase at least 30 cans or bottles to make it worth wild. Over the course of the month I purchased 17 different beers. 31 cans total.

I stuck to IPA’s and pilsners. Beers I know I like. I was surprised by the selection. Tavour has something for everyone. From rare stouts and porters to one-off colab IPA’s and anniversary beers.

Its going to take me several weeks to get throughout all of the beers I purchased in this case. I look forward to purchasing another cases in a few months.

Tavour as described on their site:

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Beers Purchased:

Bale Breaker – Bottomcutter
BuckleDown Brewing – Citra Clencher (2018)
Three Magnets Brewing Co – Sasquatch Snax
Fremont – Parkland Pils
Upslope Brewing Company – Experimental IPA
Anchorage Brewing Company – Within Us
Fremont – The Sister
Evil Twin – Molotov Heavy
Due South Brewing Co – Oaked Category 5
Matchless Brewing – 9th Cloud (Hazy IPA)
Three Magnets Brewing Co – OJuice DIPA
Wildcard Brewing Company – Even Year Tropical IPA
Evil Twin – I’ve Always Felt Closer to IPAs Than to People
Gun Hill Brewing Company – Chain of Command
Bale Breaker – Fresh Off the Farm (5th Anniversary Edition)
Martin House Brewery – Big Hoppa IPA
Urban Family Brewing – Mage Fight

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